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About Study Course

ECTS:3
Course supervisor:Guna Svence
Study type:Part-Time, Full time
Course level:Bachelor
Target audience:Psychology
Language:Latvian
Study course description Full description, Part-Time, Full time
Branch of science:General Psychology; Psychology

Objective

To further the acquisition of knowledge of psychological developments in the course of history, the main principles of the formation and development of psychology as a science and the most important aspects from a historical point of view.

Prerequisites

Not required.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1.After successfully completing the study course, students describe psychology as historical stages of scientific development, psychology ideas, keywords and key representatives.

Skills

1.As a result of learning the study course, students understand, analyse, argue, evaluate scientific terms acquired in the course, interpret concepts used within the framework of different psychology schools. Can critically evaluate and describe the pros and cons of various psychology school ideas.

Competence

1.Demonstrate and illustrate knowledge and analysis and synthesis skills in the development of group work through cooperation and argumentation in the history of psychology, applying the chosen topic to the era, authors and national context. Integrates the inherent problems and key ideas of the historical era into the context of psychology. Evaluate and interpret the acquired knowledge in the history of psychology in the professional activities of a psychologist by discerning the place of a particular approach in the context of the existence of the diverse schools and approaches of psychology.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2025, Autumn semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Psychology 1BachelorRequiredGuna Svence
Psychology 1BachelorRequiredGuna Svence
Psychology1BachelorRequiredGuna Svence